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Monthly climate in Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Schaffhausen features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 1 °C (34 °F) and 20 °C (68 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -13 °C (8 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 973 mm (38.3 inches) and receives 152 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Schaffhausen enjoys an average of 3457 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 27 minutes to 15 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Schaffhausen, Switzerland §

The warmest months in Schaffhausen are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 20 °C (65 - 68 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 1 to 3 °C (34 - 38 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Schaffhausen experiences 44 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 75 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean maximum 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(55°F)
Average high 3°C
(38°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Daily mean 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Average low -2°C
(29°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Mean minimum -8°C
(18°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Minimum -13°C
(8°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Schaffhausen, Switzerland §

Schaffhausen usually has the most precipitation in May, June and December, with an average of 15 rainy days and 109 mm (4.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Schaffhausen are February, April and November. On average, 57 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 81 (3.2) 63 (2.5) 73 (2.9) 53 (2.1) 109 (4.3) 113 (4.5) 76 (3.0) 102 (4.0) 66 (2.6) 78 (3.1) 54 (2.1) 103 (4.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 11 14 9 16 13 14 13 11 12 11 17

Monthly sunshine hours in Schaffhausen, Switzerland §

The sunniest months in Schaffhausen are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Schaffhausen: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 146 214 285 351 358 378 405 375 316 266 194 164
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 53m 10h 14m 11h 55m 13h 40m 15h 9m 15h 55m 15h 31m 14h 11m 12h 31m 10h 47m 9h 15m 8h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Schaffhausen, Switzerland §

Schaffhausen experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 8 - 9, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 2. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Schaffhausen UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Schaffhausen, Switzerland.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 3 5 6 8 9 9 8 6 4 2 1